UncategorizedLoud Laughs From Loud LaughersAfter "Taxi" came up in conversation (due to Jeff Conaway’s death) asked me for an example of James L. Brooks’ laugh. His loud...
UncategorizedJohn, You’re a Bore, We’ve Heard This BeforeAs a Canadian, loyal to the Crown, I mostly know the Fourth of July as the day someone on TV is always showing the movie version...
UncategorizedTV Finale LinkageCheck out this inventory of "24 accidental TV finales that worked as series-enders." One thing this reminds me is just how few...
UncategorizedPeter Falk’s Greatest SpeechPeter Falk died yesterday , and what’s amazing about the guy is that for an actor with a fairly specific, familiar persona, he had...
UncategorizedCanadians Will Watch Canadian ShowsJust a quick note that Combat Hospital , the latest in the line of Canadian shows that are also summer replacement series on...
UncategorizedGlee, Now With WritersI’m late on this, but I wanted to add my fifty-two cents (inflation-adjusted from two cents) on the long-awaited announcement that...
UncategorizedThe Less Than Thrilling, Unfulfilling KILLINGSpoilers for The Killing (the English-language U.S. version, not the subtitled Danish version that the UK got to see, and loved)...
UncategorizedThe Origins of Itchy and ScratchyJerry Beck of Cartoon Brew is excited about the upcoming DVD release of "Herman and Katnip" cartoons . Herman and Katnip were...
CultureThe world’s most misguided musical returnsThe legendary 1988 flop Carrie is coming back to the stage, pig blood and all